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Novel visualised three-dimensional images are useful for treating coronary artery fistulas in infants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2014

Keisuke Nakanishi ,
Terumasa Morita  and
Atsushi Amano
Keisuke Nakanishi
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Terumasa Morita*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Atsushi Amano
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
*
Correspondence to: T. Morita, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Juntendo University, 2-1-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan. Tel: +81 3 3813 3111; Fax: +81 3 3813 3210; E-mail: temorita@juntendo.ac.jp
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Abstract

Here we report an infant with coronary artery fistulas. To clearly visualise the fistulas and surrounding materials, we utilised three-dimensional computed tomography, and the images were transferred as novel visualised three-dimensional images using a reconstruction technique. With the images, we could repair the fistulas accurately. We believe that these images are useful for repairing coronary artery fistulas in infants.

Keywords

Coronary artery fistulacongenital heartthree-dimensional computed tomography
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 25 , Supplement 2 , February 2015 , pp. 388 - 390
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2014 

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